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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1913
Page
4
Closeout sale details for Swiss embroideries banding and corset cover embroideries. Offers include widths up to five inches and 18 inch items, with values in the 39 to 89 cent range. First floor displays the new assortment of patterns.
Albany Oct 4 Gov Sulzer plans a public statement to reveal his full narrative while avoiding cross examination. His lawyers fear a harsh cross inquiry and may limit his sworn testimony. New evidence on campaign funds shifts defense strategy as talks of resignation surface amid tensions with Tammany Hall officials.
A vintage ad pitches Marmola tablets as a painless weight loss plan. It claims a user can shed 12 to 14 ounces daily by taking a tablet after each meal and at bedtime, without exercise, promising a trim figure and improved self image for a 75 cent offer.
Thomas M. Osborne, head of the State prisons commission, serving as a voluntary convict at Auburn Penitentiary to study prison needs, completed his first week without major incidents. He received a shower bath clean socks and a change of underwear as reward for good conduct. His only infraction was glancing out of the window in the basket-making shop. He plans to attend chapel tomorrow and likely leave next week.
Venice October 4 eighteen Mussulman fanatics were arrested for trailing Lord Kitchener, ruler of Egypt, in a plot to assassinate him. Jovi Kitchener had been in Venice last week en route to Egypt, and the conspirators believed he remained there.
The Senate banking and currency committee will press on with currency legislation hearings beyond October 11 despite President Wilson urging speed. Bristow protested, noting bankers from Kansas and Western states want to testify, while small town bankers and national banks voiced differing views. Vanderlip and Talbert of National City Bank may appear. Hitchcock says two weeks could allow executive session and drafting a bill for committee support.
Weather bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes a coastal storm east of Cape Cod moving toward the Grand Bank while western storms affect the plains and Rockies. Rains hit the west gulf states and upper Mississippi, with snow in western Montana. Forecast calls for fair in the Atlantic states Sunday and Monday, rain across the gulf and central valleys, with colder conditions in the middle Rocky Mountains and plains. Storm warnings on western Superior. varied winds along coasts and lakes. Local readings show temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to low 70s with several hours of sunshine. Potomac and Shenandoah rivers remain muddy.
A health blurb advocates Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys, claim relief from backache headaches rheumatic pains and bladder issues. It describes Jad Salts as grape lemon juice lithia based and harmless for regular kidney maintenance.
Dream promises of clear skin through Stuart's Calcium Wafers claim to cure pimples and eczema by cleansing the blood. Advertisers assert rapid transformation may occur in days, urging readers to buy a box from their druggist to realize a perfect complexion.
New York Oct 4 The triennial general convention of the Episcopal Church opens October 8 with 116 bishops 805 clergy and 305 lay delegates at St John the Divine. Debates will tackle church constitution amendments including potential name change and remarriage of divorced persons. The opening vote may reveal the strength of high versus low church factions.
A committee proposes retirement at age six for clergy with half salary and widow pensions of half average earnings. Children of deceased clergy would receive tiered educational stipends. A church unity plan favors cooperation among Protestant denominations without organic union, aiming for a global conference in two years. linked to F P Morgan’s recent $100,000 gift.
A streetcar, motorcycle, and automobile clash on Sixth and F streets NW caused a multi-vehicle tie-up for pedestrians. Car 45 collided with a motorcycle ridden by Frank Herman. he escaped injury as the bike wedged under a truck. The streetcar then backed, narrowly avoiding further damage to Dr. G R Lee Cole’s auto. service resumed after removing vehicles. Separately, Miss Laura Cane of Brookland was struck by a United States mail wagon at Seventh and F streets NW but suffered no serious injuries.
A powerful tremor struck Panama at 5 06 this afternoon, nearly as strong as the Wednesday shock and lasting ten to fifteen seconds. Buildings shook with plaster falling and small fissures opening, but Canal Zone reports say the locks were unharmed. In Colon a separate quake of four to five seconds was felt shortly after five, sparking similar fears as residents spilled into the streets.
Ten men indicted by a special grand jury on graft charges in the Great Meadow prison project pleaded not guilty before Justice Henry V. Bors in Tiudson Falls. Defendants include Cornelius V. Collins Franklin B. Ware Charles A. Sussdorf C. P. Boland and others. Bail set at 5000 with October 25 for preliminary hearing. Charges cover false claims grand larceny and auditing false claims. Edgar C. Brackett acted for prosecution. Collina Boland and Hudson Valley Construction Company represented by Gov. Sulzer’s counsel.
October poses extra strain on the kidneys as perspiration drops and October weather sharpens appetite. Overeating and excess body poisons burden the kidneys, concentrating irritants in urine. Peruna is advertised as a aid to the kidneys during October and Peruna Tablets offered for those who object to liquid form.
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